Bowlers Are In - Paris 1963 (1963)

Paris, France. Title reads ’Birthday’. MS. & CU. Bowler hat in shop window on 100th birthday. MS. Busy pavement in Paris. MS. Shop window full of bowler hats. CU. Page of old men’s fashion magazine. Various shots of a man trying on bowler hat turning old fashion film camera. MS. Old library film of two fencers duelling. GV. Old library film of some large crowd celebrating. MS. Man greets woman at entrance to Metro by raising his bowler - library. VS. Old library film of famous French citizens including Clemenceau and Aristide Briand. MS. Two men in bowlers put their heads out from behind statue in park - detectives. MS. Man walking along with bowler on. As he gets into close up, he removes his bowler and his hand goes out of picture. When his hand comes back into frame he is holding a felt trilby. He places it on his head and continues walking. MS. People at race track wearing bowlers. Various shots of the women in Peru wearing hats like bowlers. CU. Photographs of French singing quartet Freres Jacques